The Ration Ticket

Excerpt from the diary of Jules Flegmon.

20 June . --
I'm working relentlessly. If I had to believe certain rumors I've heard, Mélina Badin might not be as crazy as she seems. In fact, many people claim to have lived more than thirty-one days during the month of May. For my part, I've heard quite a few of them. Naturally there's no shortage of rather gullible people to believe these fables.